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GUIDE RESOLUTION_ .... -- COG BOARD MODIF!CATIO~
- AQPC
RESOLUTION NO. R-78--4 = TPB
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RESOLUTION DESIGNATING T~E
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, IN COOPERATION WITH
THE TRANSPORTATION PIJ~NNING BOARD AND T~E AIR QUALITY PLANNING C0~MITTEE,
TO DEVELOP THE REVISED IZ4PLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL INTERSTATE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGION
~W~R~REAS, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, P.L. 95-95,
(hereinafter called the "Act"), require that in certain areas which
do not meet national ambient air quality standards (nonattainment
~ '~ · and the
areas), a rev%sad ' lementatlon plan can be prepared
deadline ~or' attaining national standards can be extended to 1982, or
in certain circumstances 1987; and
WHEREAS, the National capita.1 Interstate Air Quality Control.
Region is such a nonattainment area because of excessive levels of'
photochemical oxidan~ and carbon monoxide and, therefore is eligible
to develop a revised implementation plan with a transportation control
plan element and obtain the extension date for compliance with national
standards; and
WHEREAS, Section 174 of the Act provides that within six
'months from enactment of the Act (i.e., Feb. 7, 1978) the local
governments in a nonattainment area may agree to designate an organi-
zatio~ of local elected officials to prepare a revised plan and
jointly determine with the state which elements of a revised plan
will be planned for, implemented and enforced bY the state, local
governments and regional agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Gover~nnents
(hereinafter called the "Council") ~s an organ~zaeion of local
elected officials which, through its associated policy bodies, has
/' 'gained experience in air quality and transportation planning; and
W~.REAS, it has been proposed that the Council be the
./,~signated agency with overall responsibility for developing m'ld
coordinating the planning, required by the Act through use of its
existing policy structure; and
WHEREAS., the designation of the Council will assure a
local/state/regional cooperative approach toward the planning,
implementation or enforcement of the plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT .RESOLVED BY THE CITY/~ OF
Fairfax, Virginia as follows:
The ·City/eoun~.~ supports the designation of the Metropolitan
Washington Co'uncil of Governments (COG), in cooperatiOn witch the
Transportation Planning Board (TP.B)and Air Qua.lity Planning
Committee (AQPC), as the agency responsible for carrying out the
planning requirements of the Cleark Air Act Amendments of 1977,
in accordance with the process delineated in Paragraph 4 below,
_F_o_r_~_q_r~oses of this Resoluti°nL__the Air .Qu__a_!i~y__PJ_aDD~
Committee means an interstate committee for the Metro~_o_l. itan
Washinqton Area orqanized in a manner ap_~~_~ the COG Board of
~ectors and established for_R~rPg~gs of car.r~l out the duties
and functions described herei_n_;
2. This resolution represents the agreement of the City/~eu~-to
participate in the planning process provided for by Sec. 174 of
the Act; and
3. Copies of this ~esolution shall be transmitted to the Governor,
the A~ministrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
the Council; and
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Th~ following shall be the responsibilities.of the AQPC, TPB and
COG Board of Directors in the development of a revised implemente-
r. ion plan for the region. Existing responsibilities of the TPB
and AQPC Will not be changed by ~heir role in developing the
'revised implementation plan. In general, the AQPC shall be
responsible for assessing the feasibility of non-mobile source
controls and the TPB shall be responsible for planning and
scheduling transportation control measures and for determining
their feasibility for implementation. Air quality assessments
of all measures and control packages will ~ the responsibility
of the AQPC. The COG Board shall ensure that the planning
efforts of TPB and AQPC can be integrated into a revised plan'
which will meet primary national standards. Th.e specific roles
and responsibilities in this planning process shall be as follows:
I. Role of Air' Quality Planning Committee
The AQPC shall assist in the development of an integrated work
program, .1~.. cooperation the Land Use Policy Committee ..a~.~
other appropriate committees, for recommendition to the COG Board
and shall address at least the following:
A. Evaluate Current air quality~hrough inventory of
pollution sources, emissions, air monitoring data,
meteorology and determine share of current air
pollution problem among source categories;
B. Estimate 'future air quality problems; assess air ·
quality impact of transportation plans and programs
and of growth and development;
C. Evaluate feasibility of non-mobile control measures;
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D. Determine the air quality impact of' ~11 potential
measures;
Assess ~ir impact of alternative regional plans
including options preferred by local governments;
F. Monitor implementati°n and effectiveness of non-
mobile source measures;
G'. Evaluate air monitoring program and reCOmmend any
needed changes in type or location to efficiently
and accurately monitor air quality improvements.
II. Role of Transportation Planning Board
The TPB sh~l assist in the development of an integrated work
program, in cooperation with the Land ~3. Policy Committee
other appropriate committeesi for recommendation to the COG Board
and shall address at least the following:
A. Calculate existing travel demand, including
estimating existing travel by mode, utilizing
accepted simulation techniques;
B. Predict future travel demand without the trans-
portation control plan for selected target years
using the'procedures in Step A above, in order
to establish a baseline condition against which
alternative transportation control packages can
be measured;
C. Identify candidate transportation measures for
improving air quality based on recent studies
of transportation controls for air quality, and
recommendations from implementing agencies, to
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identify candidate transportation measures and
package them for testing and evaluation.
D. Evaluate the alternative packages of transporta- .
tion measures in terms of feasibility and timing
of implementation, social and economic impacts,
and effectiveness as related to improving air
quality. Based on the air quality impact
assessment of the alternative packages.b.Y...A.Q.P.C.,' the
packages., will be re-evaluated and' modified as
necessary to achieve air ~aality. improvement
objectives. -
E. Incorporate transportation control measures into
TIP, TSM.
'F. Monitor impl'ementation and e'ffactiveness Of mobile
source measures.
III. Role of 'COG Board
The role of the COG Board' in formulating the revised implementation
plan shall be to approve the work program, coordinate planning
activities, review policies, resolve differences and adopt a plan.
A. A_pprove Work Pro'gra~__
The COG Board shall review and approve the Work
Program prepared by the AQPC and TPB. The Board
shall seek the views of the Land Use Planning
Committee in formulating the work program and in
all stages of developing the revised implementa-
tion plan. When necessary, the COG Board shall
recommend common policies, standards and criteria
to be used in the planning process.
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Coordinate Planning Activities
It shall be the Board's responsibility to
coordinate the planning efforts of the TPB and
AQPC to assure that there is no duplication of
effort, that. standards and processes for use
in development of the plan are agreed to and
%hat there is a sharing of resources and infor-
mation. The Board shall also obtain the parti-
c~ation of the Land Use, Water Resources planning
Board, and other COG committees and the states, as
To ensure coordination among these
appropriate. _ ......
units in a!l.~5~s of ~he planning process, the
COG Board shall establish a steering committee
composed of members of the AQPC, TPB, Land Use
~_o_l~_c~Committee and such other members deemed
_a_R~o_priate. A public participation process for
obtaining the necessary citizen involvement also
shall be established.
Review Progress and Policies in Plan Formulation
The Board shall review the progress being made in
carrying out the approved work program so that
the necessary reduction in pollutants will be
accomplished consistent with requirements in the
Clean Air Act. The Board shall also assess whether
there are any policy inconsistencies among recommen-
dations which would prevent the attainment of
standards and shall advise the TPB, AQPC and other
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reconcile inconsistencies. The Board's review
shall be conducted in the framework of the Growth
Policy Statem. ent and other adopted regional policies.
D. Resolve Policy Differences and Adopt Plan
The COG Board will encourage the TPB and AQPC to use
a cooperative approach to development of a revised
implementation plan for consideration by local and
s~ate governments. In the effort to attain Federal
primary air quality standards, AQPC will be
responsible for developing non-mobile source programs
and TPB will have responsibility for mobile source
programs. Because the plan must address both, it is
possible that there could be differences in the
amount of reduction to be achieved by the non-
mobile or mobile source programs. If such a
difference occurs, it will be the responsibility
of the Board to seek conciliation of the issue.
Hopefully, the parties will settle the issue in
this manner. But, in th~ event they do not, then
the COG Board shall make the decision. This is
the fundamental dispute resolution authority in
the Board. Should such resolution be required,
after the Board action it will then become the
responsibility of the TPB to determine what type
of programs for mobile sources shall be developed.
'In the event the AQPC or the TPB and/or its member
transportation agencies, do not concur with the COG
Board's decision regarding the.amount.pf reduction
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tO be achieved by mobile and non-mobile sources,
the specific objections shall be cited and appended
to any plan approved by the COG Board of Directors.
On non-mobile sources, th~ AQPC, in conjunction
with the Land Use Policy Committee and water
Resources'Policy Committee, shall develop a counter-
part program. It is vitally important to emphasize
that all of these planning efforts will be accom-
plished with the full participation of the local
governments, otheg affected agencies and the.states.
The operational and regulatory units of government
must agree to the resultant plan since they will have
to assume the responsibility for its implementation.
Subsequent to formulating ~he' initial revised
.implemen%ation plan through .the process described
above, the Board of Directors shall adopt the
component mobile and non-mobile elements approved
kY the TPB and AQPC, respectively, as the revised
implementation plan. Prior to submission of the
plan to the States and EPA, the adopted revised
implementation plan shall be transmitted to the
participating local governments in COG for their
approval. Such formal approval will be a manifes-
tation of the local governments acceptance of the
plan and its intent to carry out whatever respohsi-
bility it has agreed to assume in implementing the
plan. This process will continue on an annual basis
to allow for necessary modification of the plan and
ensure that it is adapted to changing gircumstances.
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POSSIBLE ASSIGN:{ENTS
STATE, LOCAL, AND R~GIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
CANDIDATE ELEMENT
CLASSIFICATIONS
Planning
Implementation
Enforcemen~
Traffic Operation
imp roveme n t
Improve Transit and
· High Occupancy Vehi¢le~
Tr~atmen~ and Service
R,L,S
S,L
R.L
S,L
S,L
Pedestrian a~d Bicycle
~ovement
Parking Management
R,L
R,L
S,L
L
S,L
L
Vehicle Inspection/
.~aintenance
Transportation Pricing
R,S
R,S
S,L
S
S,L
Control of Emissions at
Source (mechanical
control)
R
S,L
S,L
State
Local
Regional - COG/TPB/AQPC : WMATA
Adopted: March 21, 1978
Attest:
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